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to redocument

to redocument

1 7.3
To record something again for study or long-term storage
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈdɒkjʊmənt/
  • Formal
: redocumentar
  • The team will redocument the project details next week.

Examples

  • After the data was lost, they had to redocument all the research findings from scratch.

  • It is important to redocument the site before any major changes are made.

  • The team decided to redocument the ancient manuscripts using high-resolution photography.

  • Please redocument the findings from last year's study.

  • The researchers decided to redocument the ancient manuscripts to ensure their preservation and accuracy.

  • As part of the project, the team will redocument the archaeological findings to maintain a comprehensive record.

  • The historian aimed to redocument the events of the past for future study and reference.

Synonyms

to rerecord
vsto redocument
2 3.8

Make a new audio or video version of something made before

is for creating archival or study material again across formats not only audio or video
to reimage
vsto redocument
  • Specialized
1 7.0

To take new pictures or scans to check for changes

is used for archiving or study by various methods not only visual ones
to rephotograph
vsto redocument
1 7.1

Take another picture of something to show changes or for records

also uses other methods for archiving or study not only pictures

How Detailed

to archive
34 3.9
to redocument
  • Formal
1 7.3
to document
273 3.4
to log
98 3.0

Surface Forms

redocument infinitive
redocumented past
redocumented past participle
redocumenting present participle
redocuments third person singular

Morphology

redocument = document (transparent) = re + document

This is a straightforward iterative use of 'document', meaning to document or record something again.

Etymology

Redocument combines re- 'again' and document 'paper' or 'record'. So, in this sense it means to record something again for study or for the archive, like taking new photos or making new copies.